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Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing - diagnostics and treatment
(2018-01-17)Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children causes multiple health problems and diminished quality of life. It is usually caused by tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy and is traditionally treated with adenotonsillar surgery. ... -
Pagan Pasts, Christian Futures: Memory Manipulation and Christianisation in the Cities of Western Asia Minor
(2019-08-15)Religion has always impacted how we structure the physical world around us, and the Roman world was no exception. Roman cities were constructed and shaped around religious life and religious practices. Religious art was ... -
Pain in Osteoarthritic Joints: Biological Signaling and 3D Models based on Imaging
(2019-12-19)Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, causing disability in middle-aged and elderly patients worldwide and imposing a huge socioeconomic burden. OA of the knee joint is a major cause of joint pain and, along ... -
Pain in paediatric dentistry. Experiences, attitudes and knowledge from the perspective of the child, the adolescent and the dentist.
(2017-01-04)Aim. The overall aim of this thesis was to study the frequency and intensity of general and oral pain, and oral discomfort in Swedish children and adolescents (with or without a disability). A further objective was to ... -
Pain in the elderly. Rating scales, prevalence and verbal expression of pain and pain relief
(2003)Aims: The overall purpose of the studies was to examine the prevalence of pain in elderly people and to evaluate the applicability of pain scales in assessing pain and pain relief in elderly patients.Methods: In Paper I, ... -
Painting from Within - Developing and Evaluating a Manual-based Art therapy for Patients with Depression
(2017-09-13)Aim: The overall aim was to develop and evaluate a manual-based art-therapy programme for patients with depression, and hence, to clarify treatment effects and to describe participants’ experiences of the treatment. The ... -
Painting Treatments of Weather-Exposed Ferrous Heritage. Exploration of Oil Varnish Paints and Painting Skills
(2021-10-15)This thesis is about industrial heritage—the protection of ferrous heritage by using anticorrosive oil varnish paints. The purpose of this thesis in Kulturvård and craft research is to provide guidelines, tools, concepts, ... -
Paleolimnological reconstructions of fish population changes in acidified lakes
(2011-03-04)This thesis deals with the potential of using subfossil Chaoborus spp. and Daphnia spp. remains preserved in lake sediments to reveal past fish community alterations related to progressive acidification. Sediment cores ... -
Pan-cancer study of transcriptional responses to oncogenic somatic mutations
(2021-05-27)Cancer cells typically carry acquired somatic mutations in key cancer driver genes, which can be identified on the basis of recurrence in cancer cohorts. Such mutations may cause aberrant protein activity and altered gene ... -
Pancreatic Cancer. Experimental and Clinical Studies
(2013-09-20)Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal of known cancers and the only treatment with possibility of cure is surgery. The costs associated with treatment of pancreatic cancer are reputably high, both in terms ... -
Paper-Composite Porcelain. Characterisation of Material Properties and Workability from a Ceramic Art and Design Perspective
(2006)Paper-composite porcelain is a type of paper clay which is made by combining any kind of porcelain with paper. Paper is added to clay to improve low green strength and plasticity - two of the main practical problems of ...